Garment hanger and method of constructing the same



April 2, 1940. H. DERMAN 2,195,920

GARMENT HANGER AND METHOD OF CQNSTRUCTING THE SAME Filed July 9, 1938 INVENTOR #4 RRY DER/WAN ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES GARMENT HANGER AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME Harry Der-man, Laurelton, Long Island, N. Y.

Application July 9, 1938, Serial No. 218,313

1 Claim.

This invention relates to garment hangers and particularly to devices of this kind wherein the hanger proper isformed from a single strip or sheet of material; and the object of the invention 5 is to provide a hanger of the character described which is formed from a single strip of material having centrally of the upper edge portion thereof a hanging portion to which the hanger suspending or mounting means is attached for different suspensions of the hanger in connection with different supports; a further object being to provide a hanger of the class described employing a supporting rod which is of greater length than the length of the hanger and the central portion of which is recessed or provided with a socket in which apart of the hanger proper is arranged and secured so as to form a unitary structure of the device adapted for use in connection with luggage of various kinds and classes in the hanging of garments or articles of apparel therein; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a device of the character described which is simple and economical in construction, and which is constructed in accordance with the method more fullyhereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hanger showing one method of carrying my invention into effect.

Fig. 2 is a partial section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a strip of material illustrating my improved method of economically forming a series of hangers therefrom, and r Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the method of attaching the hanger proper to the supporting member for such hanger.

It will be understood that my invention relates to garment hangers, generally speaking, that is to say, hangers which are adapted for the several uses of devices of this kind in suspending garments from suitable supports as well as in the supporting and packing of garments in various kinds and classes of luggage including trunks and the like. In the accompanying drawing I have simply illustrated one form of mounting which consists of an elongated rod III having end portions II which protrude beyond the ends of the hanger proper I2 to engage suitable supports. These ends may be fashioned in any manner to engage supports of different kinds and classes as will be apparent, but as these features form no direct part of the invention, no specific illustration thereof is made. The undersurface of the .bar or rod I0 is provided centrally thereof with a socket I3, as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing.

In forming the hangers I2 proper, I employ an elongated strip or sheet I4 of material from which these hangers are to be formed. In constructing hangers from wood strips of any kind or class or of laminated wood strips, it is preferred that the strip be cut transversely and diagonally along irregular lines I5 which are curved where they open outwardly through said edges of the strip as seen at I6. These curvatures are identical so as to form common rounded ends I'I forming the shoulder supporting parts of the hanger, as well as curved necks I 8 centrally'of the top of the hanger which extend to the supporting plate portions or mounting portions-I9. In cutting the strip I I in this manner, the independent hanger pieces I2 formed thereby are further sawcut centrally through the mounting portions I9 as seen at 2!! and then along the curved lines 2| which substantially parallel the upper and side edges of the hanger or conform with the cuts as at I5. The cuts 2I are continued in straightline cuts 22 whichparallel one edge of the strip III, or in other words, the lower edge 23 of the hanger to form a trouser supporting bar or rail 24 which is integral with the shoulder portions I'I, aswill clearly appear upon a consideration of Fig. 1 of the drawing.

At this time it is well to mention that the cut-out strip formed by the saw-cut lines 2|, 22 may be utilized in forming infant hangers and recut in the manner herein illustrated in connection with the formation of the hangers I2, or these removed pieces may be used for any other purpose. Thus substantially no waste takes place in cutting the independent hangers I2 from the single strip I4.

In assembling the complete hanger, the mountpreferred that glue be inserted to securely retain the members I9 in the socket.

It will appear from Fig. 2 of the drawing that the socket I3 is of a width which will snugly receive the members I9. Thus a very sturdy and rigid hanger unit will be formed. In adapting the hanger I2 proper to different types of suspension, the support ID will be made to suit such suspension, but in all cases means will be provided to couple and secure the mountings 19 together and to form a means of supporting the complete unit as will be apparent. Upon a consideration of Fig. 4 of the drawing, it will also appear that the outer edges l9a of the members l9 seat upon the bottom wall [3a of the socket l3 to maintain proper alinement of the parts as will appear.

From the foregoing it will be understood that garment hanger units of the character described may be economically constructed and further Will be of lightweight construction which enables the compact packing of garments especially when mounted in luggage of various kinds and classes where a number of the hangers are disposed one directly upon the other. In other words, from a consideration of Fig. 2 of the drawing, it will be seen that the width of the supporting rail or bar I!) is materially greater than the width or thickness of the hanger i2 proper, so as to compensate for the thickness of garments that may be ar ranged upon the hanger. While crushing of adjacent garments would be obviated, the garments will, nevertheless, be disposed in close proximity to each other which will operate to prevent undue shifting thereof one with respect to the other when in transit. It will thus appear that more garments'can be packed in a limited amount of space than would be possible with other devices of this kind.

While jig-saw cut-out garment hangers have been employed, these members are costly in construction by reason of the manner of forming the same, and as previously stated, it is one of the distinctive features of the invention to provide a device of this kind which is of economic construction.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A garment hanger of the class described, said hanger comprising a one-piece garment supporting part formed from thin wood of laminated construction and the same thickness throughout the entire part, said part comprising a wide lower garment supporting rail and upwardly and inwardly converging shoulder portions of substantially the same width as said rail and extending integrally from upper edges of the end portions of said rail, each shoulder portion terminating in an upwardly extending end forming a supporting member, adjacent edges of said supporting members being in close proximity and all of the laminae of said members terminating flush at said adjacent edges, whereby said adjacent edges may be moved into abutting relationship, an elongated supporting strip for mounting the garment hanger part in connection with a predetermined support, said strip being of a thickness materially greater than that of the hanger part and having a socket portion centrally of the lower edge thereof in which the supporting members of said part are arranged with adjacent edges thereof in abutting relationship, means passed through the socket portion of said strip and each of said members for securing said hanger part to said strip, and the ends of the members of said part and said socket portion having parallel abutting surfaces maintaining alinement of the strip and part one with the other.

HARRY DERMAN. 

